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The Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Friday and designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.

The Toronto Blue Jays claimed left-handed reliever Tommy Hottovy off waivers from the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Hottovy, 31, was designated for assignment earlier this week so the club could clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Lance Berkman. ...

The San Francisco Giants declined to tender a one-year contract to bearded closer Brian Wilson on Friday, making him a free agent as he recovers from a second ligament replacement surgery on his right elbow.

The Houston Astros have claimed Philip Humber off waivers from the Chicago White Sox and agreed to a one-year contract with the pitcher who threw a perfect game last season.

The Indians claimed right-hander Blake Wood on waivers from Kansas City and activated pitchers Carlos Carrasco, Josh Tomlin and Rafael Perez from the 60-day disabled list.

The Royals claimed off waivers right-hander Guillermo Moscoso from the Rockies and catcher Brett Hayes from the Marlins during a series of moves Friday.

The Kansas City Royals have claimed pitcher Chris Volstad on outright waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

Eric Karabell looks at each American League team to find the top offensive player on the Player Rater as well as potential guys to pick up down the stretch.

Blog | Conversation | September 20, 2012

Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his top 100 starting pitcher rankings and looks at potential September pitching stars among lesser-owned names.

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses a handful of players available in most ESPN standard leagues who could make an offensive splash late in the season.

The Phillies have three options with Cliff Lee: work out a trade with, let another team simply take him (and his salary) from waivers or pull him off waivers and keep him. Buster Olney writes that Philadelphia shouldn't choose the latter.

Blog | Conversation | August 05, 2012

Mike Sheets unveils his lineup for Week 17 of Baseball Challenge and assesses the impact of trade-deadline deals to the BCC player pool

Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses closer situations now that the non-waiver trade deadline has passed.

The rules have changed, on this first day in August, and the waiver process greatly impacts the volume of deals that will occur this month. For example: Woe to the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, who are at the mercy of Arizona Diam...

Blog | August 01, 2012

Just because the non-waiver trade deadline has passed doesn't mean the deals are done. Buster Olney lists 10 players who could factor into trade packages in August.

Blog | Conversation | August 01, 2012

The Cincinnati Reds added a piece to one of baseball's top bullpens when they acquired Kansas City Royals closer Jonathan Broxton before Tuesday's trade deadline